The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-26
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE: The penitentiary COM
miltee, by Garrison, rep rted adverse
ly the bill to reduce convicts' terms
for good behavior, as the law already
provides for same.
Judiciary committee No. 1, by Ter
rel, reported favorably the bill in
crcasing the grounds for scquestra-
ton, and adversely the bill allowing
courts to retain control of attached
property after attachment is quashed,
and favorably the bill designating the
inscription on notarial seals.
BY one majority the committee re.
ported mvorably the bill to repeal the
law eXempting state officers from
writs of mandamus. A minority adj
verse report was submitted. Com
mitiee reported adversely the bill pro-
hibiting hunting and fishing on Sun
days.
Joint resolution to appoint peni-
Tertiary visiting committee adopted
Senate bill for the relief of drouth
sufferers was postponed till to-mor-
row.
Senate bill to organize Mills county
passed its third reading and goes to
the house.
Senate bill authorizing justices of
the peace to administer oaths passed
its first reading.
Nominations for United States SEN
ator, On motion of Terrell, were de-
clared in order.
Houston nominated Gen. Maxey,
seconded by Upshaw and Mcdonald.
Lane nominated Judge Reagan, sec
onded by Gregg.
Bell nominated Terrell, seconded by
Field.
Pope nominated Ireland, seconded
by Burney and Knitlle.
The first and only ballot to-day was
as follows:
For Maxey: Abercrombie, Armi-
stead, Calhoun, w. l.. Douglass, L. G.
Frank. Houston, Jarvis, Mcdonald,
McManus. Stinson, Upshaw, Woods
and Woodwprd-l4.
For Ireland: Burgess, Burney, Camp,
Garrison, Knittle and Pope 6.
For Terrell: Bell, Fields, Glasscock,
Harrison, Sim kins and Terrell-6.
For Reagan: Davis, Gregg, Lanes.
The governors notarial appoint
ments were handed in and the senate
adjourned,
HoUsE-The bill against free rail-
way passes came rs the first business.
The bill passed by a vote Of 90 yeas TO
40 nays.
Bell, OF Cooke, rose to question of
privilege. a local evening paper had
criticised the delay of the election
committee in dealing with the contest
cd election cases, accusing the commit
tee of dilly dallying for purpose of
legerdemain. Such charges were
groundless and utterly false. The
committee had, perhaps met oftenor
than any other, but in the cases undc-
cided the contestants and contestees
had asked further time. The case of
Thompson VS.. Dassett could have been
decided last night, but contestant ask
ed postponement until tonight In
the case of Penn VS.. Showalter, the
committee had not been able TO send
for witnesses until yesterda, because
there had been no contingent fund out
OF which to pay the expenses.
Bills 10 require railroads TO pay their
employees promptly and to require
Judges to decide issues of law before
cases 10 the jury were
passed to engrossment.
The hour Of twelve having arrived
the house proceeded to ballot for a
United States Senator. Maxey was
placed in nomination by Browning,
Reagan by Bell, of Cooke; Terrell ~
Moore, Of Travis; and LELAND by
Grocc. McGoughcy seconded the
of Maxey, Parker that of
RcagaD. johnson aud Garwood that
of Terrell. and Kirlicks and Truitt that
Of ireland. .hc ballot resulted as fol-
lows:
For Maxcy: Alexander, Baylor, Bell
Of Denton, Baird, Booth, Bransford.
Browning, Chapman, Clark of Red
River, Curry, Davis of Falls, Fuller,
Harrison, Hudgins, Hunt,
Latham, McGaughey, Nelson, Nichol-
son, Patterson, Payne, Plumly, Saddler.
Shield, Shelburne, Showalier, Smith
Of Bosque, Staples, Stringer, Tolbcrt,
Utigcr and Woolsey-S3.
For Reagan: Baird, Bell Of Cooke,
clcgg, Dolan, Garner, Gills, Cilleland,